كُلُّall العُلومِbranches of knowledge سِوىother than القُرآنِthe Qur’an مَشغَلَةٌa distraction
كُلُّ العُلومِ سِوى القُرآنِ مَشغَلَةٌ
إِلّاexcept الحَديثَProphetic tradition وَعِلمَand knowledge of الفِقهِjurisprudence فيin الدينِreligion
إِلّا الحَديثَ وَعِلمَ الفِقهِ في الدينِ
All branches of knowledge other than the Qur’an are a distraction,
except hadith and knowledge of religious jurisprudence.
العِلمُknowledge ماthat which كانَwas فيهِin it قالَhe said حَدَّثَناhe narrated to us
العِلمُ ما كانَ فيهِ قالَ حَدَّثَنا
وَماand whatever سِوىother than ذاكَthat وَسواسُwhispering of الشَياطينِthe devils
وَما سِوى ذاكَ وَسواسُ الشَياطينِ
Knowledge is that which contains “He said: ‘He narrated to us’”;
and whatever is other than that is the whispering of devils.
Translation model: Sol 6.1